Violet Coral
Clavaria zollingeri
Summary 7
Clavaria zollingeri, commonly known as the violet coral or the magenta coral, is a widely distributed species of fungus. It produces striking tubular, purple to pinkish-violet fruit bodies that grow up to 10 cm (3.9 in) tall and 7 cm (2.8 in) wide. The extreme tips of the fragile, slender branches are usually rounded and brownish. A typical member of the clavarioid or club fungi, Clavaria zollingeri is saprobic, and so derives nutrients by breaking down organic matter. The fruit...
Associations 8
Plant / associate
fruitbody of Clavaria zollingeri is associated with Poaceae
Plant / associate
fruitbody of Clavaria zollingeri is associated with Trees
Sources and Credits
- (c) Jason Sturner, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/50352333@N06/4732993609/
- (c) Dan Molter, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://images.mushroomobserver.org/640/97814.jpg
- (c) 2001 California Academy of Sciences, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=29822&one=T
- (c) I. G. Safonov, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://images.mushroomobserver.org/640/57243.jpg
- (c) Dan Molter, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://images.mushroomobserver.org/640/91280.jpg
- (c) Eric Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://images.mushroomobserver.org/640/98355.jpg
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clavaria_zollingeri
- (c) BioImages, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/22909174
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Atlas of Living Australia
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
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- CalPhotos
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- Mushroom Observer
- MykoWeb
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- NBN Atlas
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- USDA PLANTS database
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